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Lyric Foundation Inc for Traditional Poetry: 15 grants to organizations, $61,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Lyric Foundation Inc for Traditional Poetry, a private foundation in Los Angeles, CA, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $61,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 17, 2026. The largest was $20,000 to Lyric Literary Arts in Savannah, GA for to support publication of the lyric magazine and poetry contest prizes.
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- EIN
- 136095791
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Assets
- $57,834
- Grants paid
- $61,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 17, 2026, IRS object ID 202630769349100118. It reported $61,000 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyric Literary Arts | Savannah, GA | To support publication of the lyric magazine and poetry contest prizes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center | Easton, MD | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Engage Globally | Asheville, NC | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Forward | Washington, DC | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Poetry Society of America | Brooklyn, NY | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Student Action With Farmworkers | Durham, NC | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Poets in the Schools | Santa Rosa, CA | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryland Humanities | Baltimore, MD | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norcal Resist | Sacramento, CA | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carecen | Los Angeles, CA | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Talbot Interfaith Shelter | Easton, MD | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Housing and shelter | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fisher Center for Alzheimers Research | New York, NY | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Southern Studies | Durham, NC | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Social science | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WNCW 887 Isothermal Community College | Spindale, NC | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202501329349101590. It reported $61,000 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyric Literary Arts | Savannah, GA | To support publication of the lyric magazine and poetry contest prizes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Engage Globally | Asheville, NC | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alexandria House | Los Angeles, CA | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Poetry Society of America | Brooklyn, NY | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Student Action With Farmworkers | Durham, NC | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Poets in the Schools | Santa Rosa, CA | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center | Easton, MD | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fisher Center for Alzheimers Research | New York, NY | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norcal Resist | Sacramento, CA | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 826 La | Los Angeles, CA | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Talbot Interfaith Shelter | Easton, MD | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | Housing and shelter | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carecen | Los Angeles, CA | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Democracy Forward | Washington, DC | To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $30,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $9,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $6,000 |
| Human services | $5,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $4,000 |
| Environment | $3,000 |
| Social science | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Georgia | $40,000 |
| North Carolina | $23,000 |
| California | $22,000 |
| Maryland | $19,000 |
| New York | $13,000 |
| District of Columbia | $5,000 |
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Updated March 17, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.